Bow
| Object Number: | 45-15-985 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Blackfeet |
| Provenience: | United States of America Montana |
| Culture Area: | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Sinew Cloth Quill |
| Length: | 111 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
Description
Sinew-backed bow, grip bound with sinew over red and blue cloth. Ends quill-wrapped with band near end of quilled thong over red flannel. Bow string made of twisted plant fiber. Remnants of red paint along the sinew of the bow.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Weapons and Defense (27 Oct 1951 - 06 Jan 1952) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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